2018 Santa Anita Park Winter Meet Race Schedule
A TOTAL OF 60 STAKES, INCLUDING 34 GRADED EVENTS (EIGHT OF THEM GRADE I) TO BE OFFERED THROUGH APRIL 7
Santa Anita Park, which will open for its 82nd Winter Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 26, has announced its Winter Meet Stakes Schedule, which will include a total of 60 added money races, highlighted by 34 graded stakes (eight of them Grade I), through Sunday, April 7.
A pair of Grade I stakes at seven furlongs, the $300,000 Malibu Stakes and the $300,000 La Brea Stakes, will headline the opening day program Dec. 26 and be complemented by the Grade II, $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile (turf) and the Grade II, $300,000 San Antonio Stakes at a mile and one sixteenth.
The prestigious Grade I, $300,000 American Oaks, for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and one quarter on turf, will serve as Santa Anita's final Grade I offering of the year on Saturday, Dec. 29.
The Grade I, $1 million Santa Anita Derby will be run on Saturday, April 6. Won by this year's undefeated Triple Crown Champion Justify, the Santa Anita Derby has now produced a total of 18 Kentucky Derby winners.
First run in February, 1935, the Grade I, $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap, which was won this past March by Horse of the Year candidate and recent $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic champ Accelerate, will be contested for the 82nd time on Saturday, March 9.
Santa Anita's Winter Meet racing will again be comprised of 60 racing dates, while the track's total Winter/Spring offering, to run through Sunday, June 23, will offer fans and horsemen 102 combined racing days, dating back to Dec. 26.
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SANTA ANITA'S GRADE I STAKES ROSTER, DEC. 26 THROUGH APRIL 7
Dec. 26 $300,000 Malibu Stakes
Dec. 26 $300,000 La Brea Stakes
Dec. 29 American Oaks (turf)
March 9 Santa Anita Handicap
March 9 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (turf)
March 16 Beholder Mile
April 6 Santa Anita Derby
April 6 Santa Anita Oaks
For a complete roster of Santa Anita's Winter Meet stakes, see below:
2018-2019 Santa Anita Stakes Schedule
| Run Date | Race | Age | Distance | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Dec 26 | Malibu Stakes (Gr I) | 3 YO | 7 F | $300,000 |
| Wed Dec 26 | Mathis Brothers Mile (Gr II) | 3 YO | 1 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Wed Dec 26 | La Brea S (Gr I) | F, 3 YO | 7 F | $300,000 |
| Wed Dec 26 | San Antonio S (Gr II) | 3 & UP | 1 1/16 M | $300,000 |
| Wed Dec 26 | Lady Of Shamrock S | F, 3 YO | 1 M (T) | $75,000 |
| Fri Dec 28 | Eddie Logan S | 2 YO | 1 M (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Dec 29 | American Oaks (Gr I) | F, 3 YO | 1 1/4 M (T) | $300,000 |
| Sat Dec 29 | Robert J. Frankel S (Gr III) | F/M, 3 & UP | 1 1/8 M (T) | $150,000 |
| Sun Dec 30 | Blue Norther S | F, 2 YO | 1 M (T) | $75,000 |
| Tue Jan 1 | Joe Hernandez S | 4 & UP | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Jan 5 | San Gabriel S (Gr II) | 4 & UP | 1 1/8 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sat Jan 5 | Sham S (Gr III) | 3 YO | 1 M | $100,000 |
| Sun Jan 6 | Santa Ynez S (Gr II) | F, 3 YO | 7 F | $200,000 |
| Sat Jan 12 | Las Cienegas S (Gr III) | F/M, 4 & UP | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Jan 12 | La Canada S (Gr II) | FM, 4 & UP | 1 1/16 M | $200,000 |
| Sun Jan 13 | Kalookan Queen S | FM, 4 & UP | 6 1/2 F | $75,000 |
| Sat Jan 19 | Palos Verdes S (Gr II) | 4 & UP | 6 F | $200,000 |
| Sun Jan 20 | Astra S | FM, 4 & UP | 1 1/2 M (T) | $75,000 |
| Mon Jan 21 | Megahertz S (Gr III) | FM, 4 & UP | 1 M (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Jan 26 | Cal Cup Turf Sprint S | 3 YO (CA) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Jan 26 | Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint | F & M, 4 & UP (CA) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $150,000 |
| Sat Jan 26 | California Cup Sprint | 4 & UP (CA ) | 6 F | $150,000 |
| Sat Jan 26 | Unusual Heat Turf Classic | 4 & UP (CA) | 1 1/8 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Jan 27 | Clockers' Corner S ( R ) | 4 & UP ( R ) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Feb 2 | San Pasqual S (Gr II) | 4 & UP | 1 1/8 M | $200,000 |
| Sat Feb 2 | Robert B. Lewis S (Gr III) | 3 YO | 1 1/16 M | $150,000 |
| Sat Feb 2 | San Marcos S (Gr II) | 4 & UP | 1 1/4 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Feb 3 | Baffle S | 3 YO | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Feb 9 | Thunder Road S (Gr III) | 4 & UP | 1 M (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Feb 9 | Las Virgenes S (Gr II) | F, 3 YO | 1 M | $200,000 |
| Sun Feb 10 | Sweet Life S | F, 3 YO | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $75,000 |
| Sun Feb 10 | San Vicente S (Gr II) | 3 YO | 7 F | $200,000 |
| Sat Feb 16 | Wishing Well S ( R ) | FM, 4 & UP ( R ) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Feb 16 | Santa Monica S (G II) | FM, 4 & UP | 7 F | $250,000 |
| Mon Feb 18 | California Cup Derby | 3 YO (CA) | 1 1/16 M | $200,000 |
| Mon Feb 18 | California Cup Oaks | F, 3 YO (CA) | 1 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sat Feb 23 | Buena Vista S (Gr II) | F/M, 4 & UP | 1 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Feb 24 | Spring Fever S | F/M, 4 & UP (CA) | 6 F | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 2 | Pasadena S | 3 YO | 1 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Mar 3 | Tiznow S | 4 & UP (CA) | 1 M | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 9 | San Felipe S (Gr II) | 3 YO | 1/1/16 M | $500,000 |
| Sat Mar 9 | China Doll S | F, 3 YO | 1 M (T) | $75,000 |
| Sat Mar 9 | Santa Anita Handicap (Gr I) | 4 & UP | 1 1/4 M | $500,000 |
| Sat Mar 9 | Frank E. Kilroe Mile (Gr I) | 4 & UP | 1 M (T) | $400,000 |
| Sat Mar 9 | San Carlos S (Gr II) | 3 & UP | 7 F | $200,000 |
| Sun Mar 10 | Santa Ysabel S (Gr III) | F, 3 YO | 1 1/16 M | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 16 | San Simeon S (Gr III) | 3 & UP | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 16 | Beholder S (Gr I) | F/M, 3 & UP | 1 M | $400,000 |
| Sun Mar 17 | Irish O'Brien S | F/M, 4 & UP (CA) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 23 | San Luis Rey S (Gr II) | 4 & UP | 1 1/2 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Mar 24 | Sensational Star S | 4 & UP (CA) | abt 6 1/2 F (T) | $100,000 |
| Sat Mar 30 | Santa Ana S (Gr II) | F/M, 4 & UP | 1 1/4 (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Mar 31 | Santana Mile | 4 & UP | 1 M | $75,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Santa Anita Derby (Gr I) | 3 YO | 1 1/8 M | $1,000,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Echo Eddie S | 3 YO (CA ) | 6 1/2 F | $200,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Evening Jewel S | F, 3 YO (CA) | 6 1/2 F | $200,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Santa Anita Oaks (Gr I) | F, 3 YO | 1 1/16 M | $400,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Providencia S (Gr III) | F, 3 YO | 1 1/8 M (T) | $150,000 |
| Sat Apr 6 | Royal Herione S (Gr II) | F/M, 4 & UP | 1 M (T) | $200,000 |
| Sun Apr 7 | Las Flores S (Gr III) | F/M, 4 & UP | 6 F | $100,000 |
